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> Hello all, I just made the switch from win95/dos to Red Hat Linux 5.1
> So far so good with just a few questions....
> 1. when I type in startx the screen comes up in an area to big to be
> seen on the monitor, I have to use the mouse and go to the edges to push
> the virtual screen over. Someone told me or I read it somewhere that I
> could use the Control,Alt,+ NumKey to resize but it has no affect on the
> screen :(
> what am I doing wrong???
you need to have a properly configured XF86Config file (found in /etc/X11/,
on RH 5.1 systems). Try reading the "Linux installation and Getting Started"
manual, which can be found somewhere under /usr/doc. /usr/doc/install-guide,
I think. If its not there, it's on the CD, in a package called
"install-guide-2.3-1.rpm".
As for the packages, RedHat uses a tool called RPM to manage packages.
Use 'man rpm' to find out how to use it.
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> 2. How do you get a different screen saver to appear (other than the
> blank screen)?
> I clicked on the LOCK/SCREEN SAVER option and it comes up with 4 or 5
> columns of options, but I can't make them stay after I exit that
> option...
>
> I've only had Linux a couple of days now and have already gotten
> Netscape Nav. hooked up(using it now) and am trying to find a good book
> to help out with some of my questions that keep popping up.
> My son want's me to install some game on here called DOOM? I think it's
> on the CD but I havent had much luck on installing packages(I think
> thats the word they use) and will have to try and find somthing on RPM
> to do it I THINK..... ;)
> Well back to more reading. This OS is so neat that I just can't seem to
> put it down...
> After being a DOS/Win3.1/Win95 nerd so long it's going to be a while
> getting that brain wash out of my head and replace it with a real
> OS........
> Windows95 FOREVER: So that it will remind me everyday that I made the
> right choice in switching to LINUX.
> Thanx Bill.........Mike
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>
Bryan Scaringe
